4:1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

4:2 O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah

4:3 But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah

4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.

< 4:6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

4:7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased.

4:8 In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

17:14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

17:15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.

18:1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

18:2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

18:3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

18:4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

18:5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

< 18:6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

< 18:11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

18:13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

< 18:16 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

18:18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

18:20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

< 18:21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

18:22 For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.

18:23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

18:24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

18:25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

< 18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

40:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

40:2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.

40:4 Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

40:5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

44:1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

44:2 Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.

44:3 For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.

44:4 Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.

44:5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

< 44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.

44:7 But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And hast put them to shame that hate us.

44:8 In God have we made our boast all the day long, And we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah

44:9 But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.

44:10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

< 44:11 Thou hast made us like sheep [appointed] for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.

44:12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.

44:13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

44:14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

44:15 All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

< 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

44:17 All this is come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

45:1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

49:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

49:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

< 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

49:7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;

49:8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)

49:9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

49:10 For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

< 49:11 Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

49:12 But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

49:13 This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah

49:14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah

< 49:16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.

49:17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.

49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)

49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.

49:20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

51:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

52:1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Abimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually.

52:2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue.

52:5 God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

< 52:6 The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying],

52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

52:8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

52:9 I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

54:1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.

54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

54:3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

54:4 Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

54:5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

< 54:6 With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

54:7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies.

56:1 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

56:2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

56:3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

56:4 In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?

56:5 All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

< 56:6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

56:7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

57:1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.

57:2 I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me.

57:3 He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.

57:4 My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

59:1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.

59:2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

59:3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

59:4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold.

59:5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

< 59:6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, [say they], doth hear?

59:8 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

59:9 [Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.

59:10 My God with his lovingkindness will meet me: God will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.

60:1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; and when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.

60:2 Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

60:3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

60:4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

60:5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.

< 60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

60:8 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me.

60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

63:1 A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

63:2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.

75:1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.

75:2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.

75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

75:4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

75:5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.

< 75:6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up.

75:7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

75:8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

75:9 But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

141:1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

141:2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

141:3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

141:4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

141:5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

< 141:6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

141:7 As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

141:8 For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

141:9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

141:10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.